Swinging Aces: A Story of True Resilience
The last time Ellen Chambers set foot on Lynn’s campus, she and her team worked together to win back-to-back national championships in 2013 and 2014 in women’s golf. After graduating in 2014, Chambers began to take on the real world and take on her next step.
Winning a national championship in collegiate sports is hard enough, but winning back-to-back championships is a pure test of hard work and determination.
“Winning back-to-back national championships in 2013 and 2014 was probably the highlight of my time at Lynn,” said Chambers. “We had a lot of success in the 2012- 2013 season and saw some rapid improvement in our performance, but headed into nationals that year against a team that had won nationals for four consecutive years. It was neck and neck the entire four rounds and the championship came right down to the nal hole.”
Moving into the 2013-2014 season was just as rigorous as the season before, but the girls established themselves as the number one team to beat.
“This gave us tremendous confidence heading into nationals in 2014 and we ended up winning by a comfortable margin,” said Chambers. “It was nonetheless a very special moment to win back- to-back national championships and the best way to end my college career.”
Playing collegiate golf has set up Chambers for success as she stepped foot on her new path after Lynn.
“Golf taught me the value of hard work, persistence and being resilient, which I found to be very important in ensuring success in graduate school and now working professionally,” said Chambers. “I also learned the importance of self-belief, setting my goals high and working unremittingly to achieve them and being patient.”
However, her plans have not stopped here. “Becoming a diplomat and working for the Australian Foreign Service has always been an ultimate goal for me,” said Chambers. “I intend to apply to the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade each year and hope that one day my career will head down this track.”
Ultimately, having Lynn as her starting place on the game board proved to be a great advantage.
“I am extremely grateful for everything that being both a student and an athlete at Lynn has taught me,” said Chambers. “The support and encouragement I received from my professors and mentors gave me the con dence to succeed in graduate school and go on to pursue a professional career in DC.”
